Richard D. Wainford, Ph.D., has been selected to present his research at the 2nd International Society of Hypertension (ISH) New Investigators Symposium in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, September 26, 2012. Dr. Wainford’s oral presentation will be on “GPCR stimulated hypothalamic PVN GαI2 protein-gated pathways – the key to renal sympathetic nerve mediated sodium homeostasis and the long-term control of blood pressure.” [Abstract]

Dr. Wainford [] is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and a member of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute.